Abstract
Investigators from the Department of Pediatric Neurology, Morinomiya Hospital, Osaka, Japan performed a retrospective IRB approved study of the prevalence of cerebellar injury (CI) and effect on functional outcomes among preterm children with intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) and cerebral palsy (CP), comparing them to infants with post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus (PH).
Highlights
In this study, the prevalence of cerebellar injury in preterm infants with CP after perinatal IVH was 58%
The prevalence of cerebellar injury in preterm infants with CP after perinatal IVH was 58%. The proportion of those with impaired ambulatory ability, speech production and epilepsy was significantly higher in the PH+/CI+ and PH−/CI+ groups compared to the PH−/CI− and PH+/CI− groups
The findings of this study suggest that cerebellar injury worsens motor and verbal function as well as epilepsy, and its influence is even greater than that of PH. [1]
Summary
The prevalence of cerebellar injury in preterm infants with CP after perinatal IVH was 58%. The proportion of those with impaired ambulatory ability, speech production and epilepsy was significantly higher in the PH+/CI+ and PH−/CI+ groups compared to the PH−/CI− and PH+/CI− groups. Severe visual impairment was found only in the PH+/CI+ and the PH−/CI+ groups.
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